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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Granny Squares Baby Quilt

The sun is back today, after days of snow and then rain, so I was able to get a picture of my finished granny squares baby quilt. I made 12 squares with two inch sashing and a four inch border, finished. That made the quilt about 35 x 45 after washing. I'm glad I shared quilting photos before washing, because now it's all crinkly - super snuggley, but it does make the quilting harder to see. I really like how the squares kind of twinkle because of the different values in the scrap fabrics.

Thanks to Lauren for backing me up on my instinct to bind the quilt using this cool black and white grid fabric by Timeless Treasures. I was worried it might be too light, but she was right; it adds a softness to the quilt that I love.

Thanks to Kristin for her tip at our last guild meeting, I tried a new binding technique. You attach the double fold binding to the front of the quilt as usual. Then you fold it away from the quilt and iron it with a lot of steam. Repeat that process as you fold it to the back of the quilt. It's amazing how well it stays in place without pins. Then you stitch in the ditch, from the front of the quilt, next to the binding and it catches the binding edge on the back. It worked really well and is invisible from the front of the quilt! I still prefer binding by hand, but this is super fast when you need to finish up a "just for fun" project and get back to your craft to do list.

I've listed the quilt in my shop. You can read more about this quilt here and here.

Great granny squares. Love that you made a baby quilt out of yours. Mine will be a bit bigger, but not much. I love machine binding as well - for stuff that's going to go through the wash more frequently anyway.

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Hi, I'm Alex. I'm a modern quilter and designer and part of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. I'm also the mom of two busy little boys. Ask me anything about construction equipment or Lego Ninjago. Please also ask before using any of my photos or content. Email teaginny@gmail.com